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The table below looks at the demand for Softricity SoftGrid skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SoftGrid over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftricity SoftGrid
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank225282
Rank change on same period last yearUp+57
Matching contract IT job ads2211
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.011 %
As % of the category below2.570 %1.013 %
Daily rates quoted93
Average minimum daily rate£315£297
Average daily rate£323£305
% change on same period last year+5.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£313
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£272
% change on same period last year+18.04 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£22.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.75£20.37
% change on same period last year+90.26 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
South East
Matching contract IT job ads8561086
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.205 %1.097 %
Daily rates quoted193267
Average minimum daily rate£399£407
Average daily rate£426£431
% change on same period last year-1.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£454£455
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£423
% change on same period last year+4.89 %
Hourly rates quoted2035
Average minimum hourly rate£24.30£31.90
Average hourly rate£26.28£34.97
% change on same period last year-24.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.25£38.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.75£28.14
% change on same period last year-12.03 %
SoftGrid EnglandSoftGrid
England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

SoftGrid
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SoftGrid across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

South East SoftGrid Demand Trend

SoftGrid
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SoftGrid across the South East region.

South East SoftGrid Daily Rate Trend

SoftGrid
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SoftGrid across the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South East SoftGrid Daily Rate Histogram

SoftGrid
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SoftGrid across the South East region.

South East SoftGrid Hourly Rate Trend

SoftGrid
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SoftGrid within the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BerkshireUp+4920£323-
SurreyUp+271£300+11.11 %
HampshireUp+151--
SoftGrid EnglandSoftGrid
England

SoftGrid
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing SoftGrid also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited SoftGrid.

124 (64.86 %)Microsoft
218 (48.65 %)Citrix
218 (48.65 %)Windows
315 (40.54 %)Windows Server 2003
413 (35.14 %)Active Directory
511 (29.73 %)Microsoft Certification
511 (29.73 %)SCCM
610 (27.03 %)MCSE
79 (24.32 %)Windows Vista
88 (21.62 %)Windows 2000 Server
88 (21.62 %)Windows 2000
88 (21.62 %)Altiris
97 (18.92 %)Client/Server
97 (18.92 %)Terminal Server
97 (18.92 %)Terminal Services
97 (18.92 %)HP
97 (18.92 %)CCA
97 (18.92 %)Citrix Certification
97 (18.92 %)Application Packaging
106 (16.22 %)WSUS
106 (16.22 %)Security Cleared
106 (16.22 %)SAN
106 (16.22 %)TCP/IP
115 (13.51 %)AppSense
115 (13.51 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
115 (13.51 %)ITIL
124 (10.81 %)Project Management
124 (10.81 %)MOM
124 (10.81 %)VMware
124 (10.81 %)DV Cleared

SoftGrid
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing SoftGrid also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited SoftGrid. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (18.92 %)Application Packaging
23 (8.108 %)Middleware
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (8.108 %)SharePoint
22 (5.405 %)SharePoint Server 2007
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (8.108 %)MS Excel
22 (5.405 %)MS Visio
22 (5.405 %)Acrobat
22 (5.405 %)MS Project
22 (5.405 %)MS Office
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (16.22 %)TCP/IP
16 (16.22 %)SAN
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (5.405 %)MS Access
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.405 %)TestDirector
21 (2.703 %)MSI
21 (2.703 %)InstallShield
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (5.405 %)Publishing
12 (5.405 %)Insurance
21 (2.703 %)Construction
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (18.92 %)Architect
26 (16.22 %)Applications Packager
35 (13.51 %)Consultant
35 (13.51 %)Infrastructure Architect
44 (10.81 %)Citrix Support
44 (10.81 %)Support Engineer
44 (10.81 %)Citrix Consultant
53 (8.108 %)Server Engineer
53 (8.108 %)Server Support Engineer
53 (8.108 %)Citrix Engineer
53 (8.108 %)Server Support
53 (8.108 %)Analyst
62 (5.405 %)Tester
62 (5.405 %)Applications Support
62 (5.405 %)Support Analyst
71 (2.703 %)Citrix Administrator
71 (2.703 %)Applications Support Specialist
71 (2.703 %)Administrator
71 (2.703 %)Support Specialist
71 (2.703 %)Technical Architect
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (18.92 %)Client/Server
21 (2.703 %)CMDB
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (48.65 %)Windows
215 (40.54 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (24.32 %)Windows Vista
48 (21.62 %)Windows 2000 Server
48 (21.62 %)Windows 2000
53 (8.108 %)Windows XP
61 (2.703 %)Windows NT
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (16.22 %)Security Cleared
25 (13.51 %)ITIL
34 (10.81 %)Project Management
34 (10.81 %)DV Cleared
42 (5.405 %)SC Cleared
42 (5.405 %)Migration
42 (5.405 %)User Acceptance Testing
51 (2.703 %)Compatibility Testing
51 (2.703 %)Validation
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (5.405 %)SQL
12 (5.405 %)VBA
21 (2.703 %)PowerShell
21 (2.703 %)VBScript
21 (2.703 %)VB
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (29.73 %)Microsoft Certification
210 (27.03 %)MCSE
37 (18.92 %)CCA
37 (18.92 %)Citrix Certification
43 (8.108 %)Degree
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (35.14 %)Active Directory
27 (18.92 %)Terminal Server
27 (18.92 %)Terminal Services
33 (8.108 %)Xen
33 (8.108 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
42 (5.405 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (5.405 %)MetaFrame
51 (2.703 %)VMware Workstation
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
111 (29.73 %)SCCM
26 (16.22 %)WSUS
35 (13.51 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
44 (10.81 %)MOM
53 (8.108 %)SCOM
61 (2.703 %)Tivoli
61 (2.703 %)OpenView Configuration Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (64.86 %)Microsoft
218 (48.65 %)Citrix
38 (21.62 %)Altiris
47 (18.92 %)HP
55 (13.51 %)AppSense
64 (10.81 %)VMware
72 (5.405 %)Adobe
81 (2.703 %)Unisys
81 (2.703 %)CA